The Clemence-Irons House (also known as the Edward Manton House) in Johnston, Rhode Island, USA, was built by Richard Clemence in 1691 and is a rare surviving example of a "stone-ender," a once common building type first developed in the western part of England.
Richard Clemence, a farmer, constructed the house in 1691. Passing through a series of owners in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, the house had grown to 13 rooms by 1938, when it was p...
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The Clemence-Irons House (also known as the Edward Manton House) in Johnston, Rhode Island, USA, was built by Richard Clemence in 1691 and is a rare surviving example of a "stone-ender," a once common building type first developed in the western part of England.
Richard Clemence, a farmer, constructed the house in 1691. Passing through a series of owners in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, the house had grown to 13 rooms by 1938, when it was purchased by Henry Sharpe and his sisters, Ellen Sharpe and Louisa Sharpe Metcalf. Additions by this time included a one-story parlor with a separate fireplace at the north end, a second lean-to with kitchen, bath and stair hall and two bedrooms, a one-story ell at the southwest corner, and a front hall and porch at the southeast corner.
Nonetheless, the Sharpe family valued the age and recognized the stone-ender characteristics of the house and commissioned Norman Isham, who had directed restoration efforts at nearby Arnold House in 1920, to...
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